The Secret Life of Bees Quizzes

1. In what year does the book begin?

• 1972.
• 1964.
• 1968.
• 1946.

2. What tragic event befell Lily at the young age of four?

• She was abandoned.
• She sufferred a knee injury.
• Her father died.
• Her mother died.

3. Where does the Owens family live?

• Charleston, South Carolina.
• McClellanville, South Carolina.
• Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Sylvan, South Carolina.

4. When was Rosaleen born?

• She does not know for sure.
• 1909.
• 1919.
• 1964.

5. Which teacher gave Lily the idea that she should aspire to do more than go to beauty school?

• Mr. Posey.
• Mr. Gerald.
• Mr. Gaston.
• Mrs. Henry.

6. Where was Rosaleen headed when she got into an altercation with the white men?

• To buy groceries for the family.
• To get the medicine she needed.
• To register to vote.
• To go to community college.

7. What did Lily want for her fourteenth birthday?

• A new dog.
• A trip to Tiburon, South Carolina.
• Her mother's gloves.
• A charm bracelet.

8. What is T. Ray's punishment for Lily?

• Standing against a tree.
• Kneeling on grits.
• Lashings.
• No dinner.

9. Where did Lily find her mother's belongings?

• In the orchard.
• In the peach stand.
• In the attic.
• Under her bed.

10. What did Lily do to pass time in the peach stand?

• Read books.
• Write poems.
• Listen to music.
• Paint.